Middle East Fact Sheet

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Beer before 6000 BC Mesopotamia Middle East Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Sumerians, Babylonians
Coins c. 650 BC Turkey Middle East Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Lydians
Glass c. 2500 BC Egypt or Lebanon Africa and Middle East Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Egyptians or Phoenicians
Gunpowder c. 10th century China or Arabia Asia and Middle East Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003
Lock and key c. 2000 BC Mesopotamia Middle East Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Assyrians
Nail c. 3300 BC Mesopotamia Middle East Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Sumerians
Windmill 644 Persia Middle East Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003
Wine before 4000 BC Middle East Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003

Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities

Record Name City Country Region Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) Source
Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Beirut Beirut Lebanon Middle East 373 294 79 Cushman & Wakefield

Database: World's Largest Shopping Malls

Record Name Year Opened City Country Region State Leasable Area (Square Feet) Total Area (Square Feet) Stores
Mall of the Emirates 2005 Dubia United Arab Emirates Middle East 2.4 million 6.5 million 350

Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits

Record Name Country Region Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent)
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Bahrain Bahrain Middle East 0.00
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Israel Israel Middle East 0.05
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Jordan Jordan Middle East 0.00
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Middle East 0.00
Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Middle East 0.00

Database: World List of Basilicas

Record Name Country Religion Region Number of Basilicas Note
Number of Basilicas in Israel Israel Catholic Middle East 8 Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance.
Number of Basilicas in Palestine Palestine Catholic Middle East 1 Basilicas are churches with historical importance or other significance.

Database: World Wide Chocolate Makers

Record Name Country Region Food Company
Elite Chocolate Israel Middle East Chocolate Elite Chocolate

Database: High School Education Equivalents by Country

Record Name Country High School Equivalent Education
High School Equivalent for [Other Middle Eastern countries] [Other Middle Eastern countries] Tertiary study

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